There’s something eternally inspirational about pirates, and the life of wanton debauchery, drunkenness, and lawlessness that they purportedly led while plaguing the Spanish Main in the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. I mean, who hasn’t…
The new album from San Francisco’s States Of Nature piqued my interest for a couple of reasons. Firstly, Little Rocket Records tends to be a mark of quality, head honcho Graeme knows a good tune…
Back in the early 90s, Quicksand (who arguably took their cues from Fugazi) pioneered a new musical direction for many hardcore bands, slowing things down and adding some indie touches whilst keeping the sound abrasive. So…
The word genius has become a tired, catch-all phrase that’s overused and abused by sycophantic critics in an attempt to score points with the artist, writer, musician, or filmmaker whose work they’ve been charged with…
First, a disclaimer: of the three 60th anniversary specials released in 2023, Wild Blue Yonder was my least favourite. The bizarre pre-credits sequence, complete with the mavity gag that appears to be dying no time…
The Thundercats always worked on at least a couple of levels at once. If you were young when you first encountered them, the chances are you experienced them as a rough-and-tumble action-adventure cartoon series, largely…
The Star Beast, as most Doctor Who fans know by now, was the first of three 60th anniversary special episodes in 2023, bringing David Tennant back from the dead, no longer the Tenth Doctor, but…
You know those pull quotes that always litter the covers of half-baked airport thrillers and self-help guides that purport to have been written by double-digit IQ Instagram gurus of the week that always claim that…
Pure classic crust – this LP compiles everything that long-gone Victoria BC maniacs Raw War who were active between 2009 and 2013 recorded. Distorted to hell, Raw War’s sound takes the Doom/ Discharge blueprint but…
Bear with, and indulge me if you will – I want to start this review with a bit of perspective. The beauty of having different musical backgrounds is that you interpret music based on your…
Thanks in no small part to the Disney Channel, my daughter became a die-hard Lilo & Stitch fan when she was five years old, and because I was fully immersed in the films and series…
The last time I bumped into The Chisel was when they played with the Circle Jerks in London about eighteen months ago. They tore the roof off the Electric Ballroom, which given who was going…
